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SunnySideUp, I have Raspberry Lemonade, Spearmint/Eucalyptus and a new men's scent called Heat (kind of an "Axe" type scent).

Checking in again after a couple weeks, I guess. I can't figure out where the time goes. (Sigh) Wait 'till nursing school! Chickens are all still laying fools, my good girls! They seem so much happier still without Oscar and some are really growing feathers back. Now for the crazy part...

Well, Oscar was a stud in the coop but a dud in the pot. I cooked him in the pressure cooker. After cooking, dh deboned him. There was about 1 cup of meat on him. I'm sure the hens will happily gobble him up in the morning. They need the protein to help grow their feathers back.

I have recently discovered cooking with a pressure cooker. I have done a whole chicken twice now and will never do it any other way. Tonight I used a Lipton's savory herb with garlic packet with a can of low sodium chicken broth. 20 minutes at 15# and it was heaven. Made a gravy with the...

You are right on the nose on this one. With 50 hens, I don't remember getting an egg that was NOT fertile. I always like to check and with the exception of very young hens just coming into lay, every egg was a bullseye. Sunnyside, LOL!!! Those are gross!

Dh told me this morning that as he was gutting Oscar, he pulled out something the shape and SIZE of an egg. Then he pulled out another one. I guess that's why he mated every waking moment! How big are their testicles supposed to be?

Just wanted to pop in and say hello and Yes, I'm still breathing. Back to work, my schedule is CRAZY. Dh FINALLY butchered Oscar today. As I fed them this morning, I saw one of my bare-backed hens was bloody on the tips of her wings where he has broken her feathers off. I sprayed her with...

I spent the last 35 minutes canning my last jars of pasta sauce. The lids were Mainstays (Walmart brand). EVERY ONE of them came out with the lid dented. It's like they buckled during processing. I had to pull them all off (while hot) re-lid and am processing them again. But now it's 11:15...

I have to say, I've been extremely pleased with their laying. I have production reds, red sex links, Tetra tints, 2 amberlinks, 1 BO and a bunch of australorps. This past bunch of red sex links from TSC have been great this year. They are laying dark brown eggs, the shells are always perfect...

Back to work tomorrow. Summertime went much too quick. Looking forward to meeting all my new kiddos though. Appx. 70 of them. I fixed the problem of the egg eater(s). Still not sure how many were eating eggs. I had been giving them eggshell for calcium, but obviously not enough. I...

Go for it! I'm having a blast canning! I'd probably toss the enamel pot if it's rusted. I would have to think the enamel would be damaged. You could probably SOS the metal rack, though. Other must have items... jar grabber, magnet to pick up lids in hot water and the funnel. I am loving my...

You're braver than I am to go back! Then again, I'd be in the hospital. Hope you get them.

Me too. :( I lost one of my hens today too. I have no clue why. Yesterday she was listless but eating. I checked her over and could find nothing wrong. Put her up on the roost last night next to her buddies. At some point she fell off and passed. Everyone else seems to be just fine, so...

We're away from the lake a bit. Bristol Rd. (CR 32), which is the road that runs from Canandaigua to Bristol center.

I wonder if I email Presto if they would help? I'm making my sauce right now. Reducing on the stovetop and my house smells WONDERFUL. It's just taking forever to reduce and doesn't seem to be going anywhere.